The Board’s rulemaking process follows all required steps for notice and publication in the Texas Register, including opportunities for public comment. Rule drafting and proposed rule changes include input from a wide variety of stakeholders based on periodic stakeholder meetings.
The frequency of rulemaking in any given year varies depending on the volume of newly passed legislation, the number of rule chapters open for review, and comment based on state requirements for rule review, and any petitions for rulemaking raised by stakeholders.
Step 1 - Consider and Publish the Rule
The Board considers the rule. If the rule is approved, the rule is published in the Texas Register. The Board will also publish the rule on its public website.
Step 2 – Public Comment and Stakeholder Meetings
The Board is required to accept comments for a minimum of 30 days. TMB strongly encourages written comments be submitted to the Board. Stakeholder meetings may be held during or after the public comment period.
Step 3 – Comment Review
Staff will review all comments and may aggregate comments that are the same. The staff present comments to the Board in step 4.
Step 4 – Adopt or Republish the Rule
After previous steps are complete, the Board will hold a public hearing and may adopt the rule or make changes and republish the rule. If the Board republishes the rule, the process will restart at the Public Comment and Stakeholder Meetings step.